QuackorSnack

First Annual Awards 2026

Is Bob Sears
a Quack or a Snack?

Adam ConoverSnack

Adam Conover

misconception-debunkingscience-communicationcomedy

Comedian and television host who created and hosted Adam Ruins Everything on TruTV (2015-2019). The show addressed common misconceptions across medicine, history, and culture, citing on-screen sources.

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Dr. Idrees Mughal (Dr. Idz)

nutritionhealth-misinformationtiktok

NHS physician with a master's degree in nutritional research and board certification in lifestyle medicine. Posts short-form videos on nutrition claims and published Saturated Facts with Penguin Books in 2023.

Bob SearsQuack

Bob Sears

anti-vaccinepediatricianalternative vaccine schedule

California pediatrician and member of the well-known Sears parenting family who published The Vaccine Book in 2007, proposing an alternative vaccine schedule that delays and spaces out childhood immunizations. The book sold over 180,000 copies and influenced parental vaccine decisions. The American Academy of Pediatrics and CDC maintain that the standard schedule is the only one supported by clinical evidence. Was placed on medical board probation for writing a vaccine exemption letter without adequate examination.

ContraPointsSnack

ContraPoints

philosophygenderalt-right-debunking

Video essayist with a master's degree in philosophy from Northwestern University. Produces long-form YouTube essays on political rhetoric, gender, and cultural criticism. Won a Streamy Award and received a Peabody Award.

Benny HinnQuack

Benny Hinn

faith-healertelevangelistprosperity-gospel

Israeli-born American televangelist known for large-scale events called Miracle Crusades, where attendees report experiencing faith healings. Claims that divine power channeled through his ministry can cure serious illnesses including cancer and blindness. Multiple media investigations have examined these healing claims without finding independent medical verification.

How It Works

The community decides who’s a quack and who’s a snack

Quacks are pseudoscientists, noctors, and science deniers whose claims have been documented and debunked. Snacks are the science communicators, educators, and researchers fighting misinformation. You decide who gets the award.

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Awards

Top 16 in each category advance to the December final round.

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